A glass-enclosed kitchen at the entrance to this Tel Aviv restaurant by Vered Kadouri and Craft & Bloom turns the food preparation into an art performance.
Opened in September 2018 and helmed by chef Shirel Berger, plant-based restaurant Opa is designed by architect and interior designer, Vered Kadouri, alongside Tel Aviv design house Craft & Bloom.

Located on a ramshackle street within the city's Levinsky Market, the designers wanted the 35-seat restaurant to be a "peaceful cocoon amidst the chaos".
"This setting, while charming in its authenticity, posed an immediate and obvious design challenge," said the designers. "How does one create a refined dining experience on a derelict street that is otherwise marked by wholesale storefronts and bodega-style corner stores""
"In order to create the desired atmosphere, we closed the entire street-facing facade by removing all the existing metal grates and installing a combination of glass and dry wall painted in a natural finish, resembling something closer to an art gallery than a restaurant," said the designers.
"This technique created an intimate, womb-like effect that dulled out street noise and separated guests from the unruly outside world," they added.

Comparing watching Berger at work to "watching an artist with her paintbrush", the designers installed an open kitchen at the restaurant's entrance that could showcase the preparation of food to...